# Bamburgh School

Bamburgh School is a special school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 16.

It had 223 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E108738. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 3 to 16
- Pupils: 223
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 108738

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Bamburgh School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Bamburgh School was 7.8, against 41.3 in South Tyneside and 46.2 in England.
4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 7.8 | 41.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 4% | 36.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 4% | 59% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 25 | – | – |

Bamburgh School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Sea View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sea-view-primary-school-e134230): 70 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e149034): 450 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harton-primary-school-e136178): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harton-academy-e144204): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Tyne Coast College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyne-coast-college-e130555): 1.2 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Westoe Crown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westoe-crown-primary-school-e134187): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/108738)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108738)

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